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Arkansas Code Title 14. Local Government § 14-169-107. Public housing applicants--Criminal background checks

Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Upon the request of a public housing authority, a municipal police department may perform a criminal background check on an adult applicant to the public housing authority. The municipal police department shall require the signature of the applicant on an acceptable form permitting the public housing authority to secure the required background check.

(b) The municipal police department shall not release the criminal background records of the applicant, but shall notify the public housing authority whether or not the applicant meets the occupancy policy requirements of the public housing authority.

(c) A municipal police department may perform the criminal background check at a cost of no more than fifteen dollars ($15.00) to the public housing authority.

(d) As used in this section:

(1) “Criminal background check” means retrievable data from the criminal information system of the Arkansas Crime Information Center;

(2) “Public housing authority” means a housing authority established under § 14-169-207, a regional housing authority established under § 14-169-304, or a consolidated housing authority established under § 14-169-401; and

(3) “Occupancy policy” means legal rules and regulations for a public housing authority which outline application and residency requirements.

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